Research Shop

Using Emergency Food Services in Guelph Wellington

This report was created in partnership with the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination (PTF), and examines the experiences and opinions of emergency food service users.

Author(s): 
Warren Dodd, Erin Nelson, Kristen Cairney, Joanne Clark, Alicia Cartaginese
Product(s): 
Literature Review
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute

Organic Vs. Conventional Dairy: A Comparison

Created in collaboration with the Organic Council of Ontario, this report examines existing research to compare the health benefits of organic versus conventional dairy products.

Author(s): 
Alicia Cartaginese, Melanie Kramer
Product(s): 
Literature Review
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Organic Council of Ontario

Soils & Organic Food Production

Created in collaboration with the Organic Council of Ontario, the underlying premise of this research is the hypothesis that organic farming methods can support healthy soil systems, which in turn, produce healthy food without reliance on chemical inputs.

Author(s): 
Elizabeth Nowatschin, Melanie Kramer, Erin Nelson
Product(s): 
Literature Review
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Organic Council of Ontario

Dance-Based Research: Process and Products of Collaboration

This report outlines a collaborative project between IMAGEO artworksMusagetes, and the Research Shop, aimed at exploring 'What is in transition?' in Guelph using dance-based research.

Author(s): 
Andrea LaMarre
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Musagetes
Imageo

Say "Yes" to Good Food Education: A Good Food Education Resource Guide

This guide was completed as part of a collaborative project co-led with Sustain Ontario, and is aimed at educators or community organizers who are interested in helping connect children and youth to good food.

Author(s): 
Erin Nelson, Monika Korzun, Sophie Maksimowski, Rachel Salt, Robbyn Sargent, Kelly Janz, Kimberley Stemshorn
Product(s): 
Toolkit
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Sustain Ontario

Furniture Provision in Guelph and Wellington County

This report was developed and completed by the Research Shop with the support of the Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination. This report explores furniture provision in Guelph and Wellington, the potential need for a Furniture Bank and propose recommendations for moving forward.

Author(s): 
Meaghan Anderson, Jane Robson
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination

Civic Access Guelph: Educational Strategies for Civic Engagement

Prepared for the City of Guelph, this report reviews educational strategies used by municipalities and community-based organizations to further citizen understanding about civic processes and engagement opportunities.

Author(s): 
Katherine Perrott, Alberto Salguero
Product(s): 
Environmental Scan
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
City of Guelph

Immigrant Entrepreneurship Project: Findings and Key Recommendations

This report, adapted from a presentation to the Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), reviews major findings from the focus groups and interviews conducted by Guelph-Wellington LIP to understand the experiences of local immigrant entrepreneurs and provides key recommendations to better support local immigrant entrepreneurship.

Author(s): 
Kim Chuong
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership

Seniors and Social Dining: A Brief Summary

This report provides a brief overview of a selection of the current literature surrounding congregate dining programs.

Author(s): 
Lindsay Stehouwer
Product(s): 
Literature Review
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Evergreen Seniors’ Community Centre

Environmental Demonstration Hubs: Orienting Concepts and Applied Examples

This report provides a compilation of working models, central concepts, and promising practices related to environmentally oriented community hubs, designed to assist planners of the Yorklands Green Hub.

Author(s): 
Doran Hoge, Elizabeth Jackson
Product(s): 
Environmental Scan
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Yorklands Green Hub